Kingdom of Life Phases of Development Websites

Archaebacteria || Eubacteria || Protista || Fungi || Plantae || Animalia



Kingdom 1 ~ Archaebacteria & Kingdom 2 - Eubacteria

(Remember: Kingdom Monera includes information about Archaebacteria and Eubacteria)

Step 1: Choose an Organism

You may use the following website to assist you in choosing an organism:
http://www.dsmz.de/bactnom/bactname.htm


Step 2: Classify the Organism
To obtain information for the Research Worksheet, go to one of the following websites and type the name of your organism in the search box.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/
http://www.sp2000.org/


Step 3: Complete the Worksheet
To obtain additional information for the Research Worksheet, The websites listed in Step 1 are good sources of information.
Useful site for general information: MicrobeWiki - Click Taxonomy Index on left and find your organism

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Kingdom 3 ~ Protista

Step 1: Choose an Organism
Go to the following websites and read about the phylums of the Kingdom Protista:
Kingdom Protista Information
http://www.perspective.com/nature/protoctista-index.html
http://arnica.csustan.edu/boty1050/Protista/protista.htm
Choose a phylum from these websites or choose from the list below:
Euglenophyta
Myxomycota
Rhodophyta
Oomycota
Bacillariophyta
Phaeophyta
Chlorophyta
Ciliophora
Sarcodina
Sporozoa
Chrysophyta
Phrrophyta


Step 2: Classify the Organism
Some of the information that you need is on the website in Step 1. To obtain classification information for the Research Worksheet, go to the following website and type the name of your organism in the search box.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy


Step 3: Complete the Worksheet
To obtain additional information for the Research Worksheet, use the following website and those listed below to identify characteristics of your organism. The following websites are good starting places:
http://arnica.csustan.edu/boty1050/Protista/protista.htm
http://www.perspective.com/nature/protoctista-index.html


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Kingdom 4 ~ Fungi

Step 1: Choose an Organism

Go to the following website and read about the phylums of fungi:
http://www.hiddenforest.co.nz/fungi/class/introduction.htm
http://www.perspective.com/nature/fungi/index.html
Choose a phylum from the website or from the list of phylums below:
Club Fungi (Basidiomycota)
Sac Fungi (Ascomycota)
Lichens (Mycophycophyta)
Conjugation Fungi (Zygomycota)
Imperfect Fungi (Deuteromycota)


Step 2: Classify the Organism
Some of the information that you need is on the website in Step 1. To obtain additional classification information for the Research Worksheet, go to the following website and type the name of your organism in the search box.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/


Step 3: Complete the Research Worksheet
To obtain additional information for Research Worksheet, use the following website and those listed below to identify characteristics of your organism. The following websites are good starting places:
http://www.hiddenforest.co.nz/fungi/class/introduction.htm
http://www.perspective.com/nature/fungi/index.html

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Kingdom 5 - Plantae

Step 1: Choose an Organism
You may use the following websites to assist you in choosing and classifying an organism:
http://www.kingdomplantae.net/
http://www.perspective.com/nature/plantae/
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/6243/diversity4.html

Step 2: Classify the Organism
To obtain additional taxonomic information for the Research Worksheet, go to the following website(s) and type the name of your organism in the search box: http://plants.usda.gov/


Step 3: Complete the Worksheet
To obtain additional information for the Research Worksheet, use the above websites and those listed below to identify characteristics of your organism. The websites listed in Step 1 and 2 are good sources of information.

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Kingdom 6 - Animalia


Step 1: Choose an Organism

You may use the following websites to assist you in choosing an organism:
http://www.perspective.com/nature/animalia/
http://www.kidport.com/reflib/science/animals/animals.htm
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/


Step 2: Classify the Organism
To obtain information for the Research Worksheet, go to one of the following websites and type the name of your organism in the search box.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/
http://www.sp2000.org/


Step 3: Complete the Worksheet
To obtain additional information for the Research Worksheet, use the above websites and those listed below to identify characteristics of your organism. The websites listed in Step 1 and 2 are good sources of information.

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